Roseanne Is Still Running For President
Back in February Roseanne Barr (of early ’90s television fame) filed to run for U.S. President as the Green Party’s candidate, and four months later she’s still in the race.
According to USA Today, Roseanne is still moving forward with her presidential bid despite the fact that her Green Party opponent, physician Jill Stein, appears to be locked in for the nomination. Stein has secured the votes necessary to cinch the Presidential Bid over her two opponents, Roseanne and Kent Mesplay, according to the California Green Party’s website.
Indeed, on 5 June Roseanne came in second to Stein in the California primary with 40% of votes to Stein’s 48.6%. This prompted the former television star to announce that she would instead run for the “Green Tea Party,” as reported by Mercury News.
However, it looks like over the past couple days Roseanne has changed her mind and remains committed to the Green Party ticket. On Wednesday her spokeswoman, Anita Stewart, announced in an email that “…Candidate Barr is still campaigning for the Green Party. I don’t have any other official word at this time. She has definitely not dropped from the race. If and when we get any changes to this, we will put out a press release immediately.”
What, you may ask, does Roseanne promise for her Presidency? Legalized marijuana, support for Palestinians, student loan debt forgiveness, and the closure of U.S. military bases on foreign soil. Via Twitter, she promised to “put the Electoral College and its racist foundation into the mainstream dialogue of this election cycle.”
Somehow, her prospects seem slim. Even if she manages to secure the Green Party nomination, third-party candidates do not have a history of success in the United States; since its inception the United States has operated under a two-party system, with a brief exception in the early 1800s.
If the reader is hoping to vote for Roseanne, you may need to settle for a write-in on the ballot. Whoever wins the nomination, the Green Party candidate will only appear on the ballot in a little over twenty states.
Tags : 2012 election, 2012 presidential race, california, Green Party, Roseanne, Stein, Third Party
Posted: June 14, 2012
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Jun 14, 2012
Visit our website to gather with local Green Party activists in your state and city.
http://www.gp.org/2012/ballot-access.html
The Green Party is actively campaigning in all states to get ballot access for the next few weeks. The way it works is, some states require your candidate to gather signatures in order to be placed on the ballot.For example, In California, the Green Party does not need to gather signatures that because we automatically appear on the ballot.
Jun 15, 2012
This story is inaccurate, as the other comment points out. We don't know yet how many states the Green Party will appear on, but it could be anywhere from 33 to 45. Lawsuits are pending in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia. Petition drives are going on in many states. The author of this article doesn't understand the process for ballot access. The petition deadlines are in the future in 48 of the 50 states.
Jul 22, 2012
I never vote, but I will if she runs. I have listened to her speeches and she sounds really sound and committed. So it is about time a woman was in charge of running things.